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The Invasion of Iraq: SFC Paul Ray Smith

Medal of Honor | S:13 E:1
SFC Smith was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role in protecting his men and fending off the Iraqi attack....
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Web-Exclusive: Surviving a Helicopter Crash w/SSG Mark Lalli

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2
Check out our web-exclusive interview with SSG Mark Lalli via the link in the show description!...
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Battalion XO in Iraq: Lt. Col. Joseph Kopser

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:119
After attending West Point, Lt. Col. Kopser served in Iraq as a Cavalry Battalion XO....
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Defending the Capitol: SSG Aquilino Gonell

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:112
SSG. Gonell served in the Army in Iraq, and later defended the Capitol on January 6th, 2021...
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QM2 Brett Jones: Life inside the Navy SEALs and the CIA

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:74
QM2 Jones joined the Navy in 1993, and went on to serve in Iraq as a Navy SEAL and as a member of the CIA....
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CPT Le Roy Torres: The Burn Pits

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:56
In this special episode, CPT Torres explains how landfill-like “burn pits'' in Iraq gave him a chronic lung injury and a toxic brain injury....
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SSG David Bellavia: Medal of Honor in Iraq

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:53
SSG Bellavia served in Iraq, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for clearing a house filled with five insurgents in order to save his squad....
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Specialist Nathan Dowds: Paratrooper in Iraq & Afghanistan

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:51
Dowds discusses his training, the moments when his life was on the line, and the hazy morality of the conflict....
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MAJ Richard Neece Ojeda II: A Lifetime of Service

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:47
Over 24 years, MAJ Ojeda deployed to Germany, Korea, Iraq, Haiti, and Afghanistan, and was almost killed five times....
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Capt. Tom Smith: Combat Pararescue in Iraq and Afghanistan

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:45
Capt. Tom Smith served as a combat rescue officer and pararescueman in the Air Force....
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Col. Ché Bolden: Marine Corps F-18 Weapons Systems Officer

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:36
Bolden describes his time at the Naval Academy, flight school, and serving in the Middle East and the Pacific....
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Sgt. Josh Remillard: A Mortarman in Iraq

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:31
Sgt. Remillard describes how he defied a direct order to protect civilian lives....
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Lt. Col. Darrell Bogan: Air Force Flight Medic

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:30
Lt. Col. Bogan served as a US Air Force flight medic, and credits the military with allowing him to become the first person in the history of his ...
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LCDR Donnelly Wilkes: Battalion Surgeon on the Front Lines in Iraq

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:29
Dr. Wilkes was a battalion surgeon serving with the US Marines during the Battle of Fallujah...
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Dave Lewis: The Journey of an Apache Helicopter Pilot

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:28
Dave Lewis is an Army veteran who flew helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan....
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Lt. Col. Amy McGrath: The First Female Marine to Fly a Combat Mission in an F-18

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:19
Lt. Col. Amy McGrath describes her experiences as a woman in the Marine Corps, and her combat tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Pacific....
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Kris Goldsmith: The Horrific Documentation of Death

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:17
Army Vet Kris Goldsmith describes photographing corpses in Iraq and his struggle with PTSD...
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Sgt. 1st Class Elana Duffy: Counterintelligence in Iraq and Afghanistan, Part II

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:11
Sgt. 1st Class Elana Duffy talks about counterintelligence and about suffering a traumatic brain injury from an IED in Iraq...
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Sgt. 1st Class Elana Duffy: Counterintelligence in Iraq and Afghanistan, Part I

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:10
Sgt. 1st Class Elana Duffy tells stories of serving in counterintelligence in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2004 and 2005....
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Dr. Jon Heavey: Battalion Surgeon in Iraq

Warriors In Their Own Words | S:2 E:7
Dr. Jon Heavey talks about witnessing the cost of war during his service as a battalion surgeon in Iraq....
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